HELLO, OLD FRIENDS! Two former Buckeyes will coach against their alma mater on Saturday: Washington running backs coach Scottie Graham and assistant offensive line coach Michael Brewster.
Graham, a native of Long Beach, New York, was a high school All-American in football, wrestling and lacrosse before becoming a three-year starter at running back for Ohio State. A team captain as a senior, he ran for 1,704 yards and scored 20 total touchdowns across 43 appearances with the Buckeyes.
After college, Graham was selected in the seventh round of the 1992 NFL draft and went on to play seven seasons in the league with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals. He later served as an assistant athletic director at Arizona State from 2014–20 before joining Jedd Fisch’s staff at Arizona as running backs coach, eventually following Fisch to Washington.
On Monday, Graham shared his excitement to face Ohio State (where he earned two degrees!), calling Saturday “a momentous occasion” for himself and the Washington football program.
In 2024, I wrote in a Skull Session that
Valparaiso had hired Brewster as its offensive line coach. At the time, Valpo marked the latest stop for the former Ohio State interior offensive lineman, who had previously coached at Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Cincinnati (on Luke Fickell’s staff) and Tennessee State (on Eddie George’s staff). But one year later, Brewster left for Washington, joining Fisch’s staff as an assistant offensive line coach to Michael Switzer.
Brewster, an Orlando native, was a four-year starter at center for Ohio State from 2008-11, earning first-team All-American honors in 2010 and serving as team captain in 2011. He went undrafted in 2012 but played two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars before brief stints with the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints.
While I wish Graham and Brewster continued success at Washington, I hope their team has
no success on Saturday. After that? Win all you want! At least until the Buckeyes and Huskies cross paths again.
Former Buckeyes Scottie Graham and Michael Brewster coach for Washington, and Ryan Day calls Washington “a very proud program” with “really good players.”
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